摘要 |
An apparatus for covering a surface and the edges of panels of wooden material with a sheet of thermodeformable plastic material, of the type for application to a press with a lower heated bed of elastically yieldable material and a rigid upper platen, the distance of which from the lower bed is variable between a maximum value which enables said sheet of thermodeformable material, the panels to be covered, the retainers and the spacers to be interposed, and a minimum value at which the pressing stage is effected, characterised by comprising: an electromagnetizable plate (10) to be securely fixed to the upper platen (2) of the press (1) and comprising holes connected to a suction network (13); a plurality of spacers (18) provided with at least one portion (19) of ferromagnetic material construction and magnetically attached to said plate (10) when this is magnetized, each spacer (18) comprising at least one hole (21) which when said spacer is attached to said plate (10) communicates with at least one hole (11) provided therein, and seal means (20) surrounding said hole (21); a plurality of retainers (22) provided with at least one ferromagnetic material portion and attachable to said plate (10), as in the case of said spacers (18); a conveyor (24) for conveying thermodeformable plastic laminate sheets (9) from a position outside said press (1) to a position within it, said conveyor (24) being provided with means (31) for picking up and discharging said sheets (9); a jig (33) for positioning a plurality of panels (8) to be covered and provided with seats for these latter in positions corresponding with said spacers (18) on said plate (10); and means (24) for transferring said positioning jig (33) from the outside to the inside of the press (1) and for raising it when inside the press, in order to bring the panels (8), located in their respective seats, into contact with the corresponding spacers (18). |